Foundation Minute

Posted by Bob Ruehl

on Jul 03, 2014

Here's the Foundation Minute for the week of July 7, 2014.

As of 25 June 2014, Brazil reported that Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) had been detected in a sewage sample collected in March 2014 at Viracopos International Airport in the State of Sao Paolo.

Genetic sequencing indicates that this virus is most closely related to the virus that is circulating in Equatorial Guinea. No one in Brazil has been paralyzed by the virus nor is there evidence of transmission within the population of that country.

This importation is a reminder of the importance of responding to the Central Africa outbreak efficiently, of the critical need to vaccinate residents of Equatorial Guinea before international travel, and of the need for all countries to maintain high immunity against polio.

We are so close. Your support of Rotary’s effort to eradicate polio will guarantee its success. Contribute today!!